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‘Top family judge’ bows out

‘Top family judge’ bows out

by reporting watch team | Apr 7, 2026 | FCReportingWatch, Transparency News

The most senior judge in family courts is the President of the Family Division and Court of Protection, inevitably known in the media as ‘top family judge’. Shortly after Sir James Munby was appointed President, from April 2014, he began an innovative...
Children and parents speak up about the Pathfinder in private law – new research published

Children and parents speak up about the Pathfinder in private law – new research published

by reporting watch team | Jan 7, 2026 | Comment, FCReportingWatch

The evaluation of children and families’ experiences in the first stage of the Pathfinder Pilot was published this week by the Ministry of Justice, ‘Understanding the experience of children and families’. This research covers interviews during August – December 2024...
New statistics on Pathfinder courts show dramatic drop in length of proceedings

New statistics on Pathfinder courts show dramatic drop in length of proceedings

by reporting watch team | Dec 2, 2025 | FCReportingWatch, Trends

We’ve not seen this publicised yet, which is a little surprising as the Ministry of Justice is very keen on the Pathfinder approach in private law. We mentioned in our recent post on the HC Justice Committee session that judges, the Domestic Abuse Commissioner...
Evaluation of the Pathfinder Pilot in Private Law – published

Evaluation of the Pathfinder Pilot in Private Law – published

by Julie Doughty | Apr 8, 2025 | Comment

This announcement appeared quietly on the Ministry of Justice website on 25 March –  Private Law Pathfinder Pilot: process evaluation and financial analysis This report provides the findings of the process evaluation and exploratory financial analysis of...

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